rytr

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Said to be of imitative origin, compare krytja (“to grumble, murmur”). Evidently supplanted in Norwegian by krykkje, presumably related to the verb.^[1]

Noun edit

rytr m (genitive ryts, plural rytar)

kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Declension edit

Declension of rytr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rytr	rytrinn	rytar	rytarnir
accusative	ryt	rytinn	ryta	rytana
dative	ryti	rytinum	rytum	rytunum
genitive	ryts	rytsins	ryta	rytanna

Descendants edit

Faroese: ryta, rita
Icelandic: rita

References edit

^ Lockwood, W. B. (1961). The Faroese Bird Names. Denmark: Munksgaard, p. 44-45

[1] Lockwood, W. B. (1961). The Faroese Bird Names. Denmark: Munksgaard, p. 44-45

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